{"product_id":"convolute-bekkarevich-and-unexpected-gift-1889-беккаревич-неожиданный-подарок","title":"Convolute: Bekkarevich, N. Could Not Resist (Ne ustoial) \u0026 Unexpected Gift (Neozhidannyi podarok), 1889. In Russian.","description":"\u003cp\u003eКонволют:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eБеккаревич, Н. Не устоял: Фарс в 3 действиях.\u003cbr\u003eСанкт-Петербург: Типография «Петербургской газеты», 1889.\u003cbr\u003e40 с.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[Без автора]. Неожиданный подарок: Сцены в одном действии.\u003cbr\u003eСанкт-Петербург: Типография «Петербургской газеты», 1889.\u003cbr\u003e12 с.\u003cbr\u003eТвердый владельческий переплет. Уменьшенный формат.\u003cbr\u003e***\u003cbr\u003eConvolute:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBekkarevich, N. Could Not Resist: Farce in 3 Acts (Ne ustoial: Fars v 3 deistviiakh).\u003cbr\u003eSt. Petersburg: Printing House of \"Petersburg Gazette\", 1889.\u003cbr\u003e40 p.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[Without author]. Unexpected Gift: Scenes in One Act (Neozhidannyi podarok: Stseny v odnom deistvii).\u003cbr\u003eSt. Petersburg: Printing House of \"Petersburg Gazette\", 1889.\u003cbr\u003e12 p.\u003cbr\u003eHardcover. Reduced format.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis convolute is a bound collection of two theatrical plays published in 1889 in St. Petersburg by the printing house of the \"Petersburg Gazette.\" The first piece is a three-act farce, Could Not Resist, by Nikolai Danilovich Bekkarevich (1865–1899), a writer, journalist, and actor of the late Imperial period. The second is a one-act scene titled Unexpected Gift, published anonymously. Bound together in a single hardcover volume by a later owner, these booklets represent examples of popular light drama intended for amateur or provincial theater productions in late 19th-century Russia. As ephemeral publications from a specific historical moment, preserved and combined by a collector, this convolute provides a tangible glimpse into the theatrical culture and entertainment literature of the era. It holds value as a bibliographic artifact of Russian theater history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stanza Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43963009630250,"sku":"EB-306372282437","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/6359\/5306\/files\/57_6d5bf814-57f7-43fb-af2b-7401857073af.jpg?v=1768159817","url":"https:\/\/stanzararebooks.com\/products\/convolute-bekkarevich-and-unexpected-gift-1889-%d0%b1%d0%b5%d0%ba%d0%ba%d0%b0%d1%80%d0%b5%d0%b2%d0%b8%d1%87-%d0%bd%d0%b5%d0%be%d0%b6%d0%b8%d0%b4%d0%b0%d0%bd%d0%bd%d1%8b%d0%b9-%d0%bf%d0%be%d0%b4%d0%b0%d1%80%d0%be%d0%ba","provider":"Stanza Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}